Knights and Merchants on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

KNIGHTS and MERCHANTS recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fabled creatures, either. The player takes on the role of an ordinary captain in the Palace Guard.

Knights and Merchants is a strategy, colony sim and medieval game developed by and published by TopWare Interactive.
Released on October 14th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Russian and Czech.

It has received 4,629 reviews of which 3,917 were positive and 712 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
  • Processor: Intel or AMD Singlecore CPU
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D graphics card with DirectX 9.0c support
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible Stereo Soundcard
  • Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
  • Processor: Intel Mac Single Core CPU
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D graphics card with 128 MB RAM
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: required
  • Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or SteamOS
  • Processor: Intel or AMD Singlecore CPU
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D graphics card with OpenGL support
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: required
  • Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
Love this game! This fan version has some problems. But otherwise, one of the best PC games ever! Never gets boring. Give it a try!
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Dec. 2024
It's old but gold. And the bug in the first mission still exist, good memories
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Nov. 2024
With the fan-mad KAM Remake the game is a lot of fun. It is build-base type game with fighting mechanics.
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Oct. 2024
This was pre-internet game. It was too hard for me when I was so young so I couldn't finish it before. Now I discovered this again, so I nailed it. Very good strategy game.
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Oct. 2024
The first citybuilder/RTS I ever played with a beautiful art style. Similarly to StarCraft 1, much of the fun is derived from finding ways to exploit AI to your advantage both in combat and in supply chain management. The HD version has everything unlocked, so for the traditional experience (and extra challenge) you should try the non-HD version. It limits what you can build and adds some more variety to the missions.
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Knights and Merchants
8.2
3,917
712
Online players
65
Publisher
TopWare Interactive
Release 14 Oct 2013
Platforms